MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 06 '22 at 07:49
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 748
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 990
61% 990 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.1% Very good
Lighting 89.6
Reflection 128
Parallax 83.6
73% 100 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 79.5
Splatting 72.3
70% 88.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid ADATA SX6000LNP 512GB
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1174 1211 1219 1142 520 381 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,293
Write 1,142
Mixed 907
SusWrite 941
240% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 38.9
156% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 317
280% 401 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 176%
Great: 176%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 210 215 219 216 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.7% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 20.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 23.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $636
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